Arcadia

I'm gonna guess this movie was made by a group of very perceptive people who aren't duped by the propaganda of the government and media. If it can help open some people's eyes, that would be fantastic.

I won't detail the plot, I don't want to ruin it, the description on IMDB is totally sufficient, if that sounds interesting, and some of the downsides below I mention won't other you, watch it!

It is very low-budget, with limited sets, mostly filmed indoors, the audio as noted y others isn't great, but honestly, it isn't nearly as horrible as others have claimed. Others claimed some parts were way too loud, but I watched it on my TV and did not find it incredibly uneven. No, I find the sound was less uneven than in "Hacksaw Ridge" in all honesty, which had VERY uneven sound mixing. However, I would say that it is clear in some spots, the mic used was not very high quality, particularly in the scenes with the Asian character, the audio in his scenes are always echo heavy, but not to the point you can't understand him. The rest of the audio is good enough, other then sometimes the music playing in the background is slightly too loud. Again, minor sound issues, nothing that for most people, will destroy the enjoyment of the film.

For a movie with limited locations that is 100% dialogue driven, and not being able to show the actual city talked about "Arcadia" due to budget constraints, I never lost interest. Obviously some people here have shorter attention spans and are annoyed by the constant dialogue, and if that annoys you. I'd avoid this. The script here is quite solid and the acting performances are all decent to good. Not a ad actor here, which for a cast of unknowns, is often rare. Despite the dialogue heavy narrative, it is relatively fast-paced, and I was shocked when I found out I was at the final 5 minutes of the film. It didn't feel that long, it stayed interesting throughout, even if I could guess some of the trajectory, I never lost my interest. With limited locations, it succeeds in some decent world building, which is no small feat.

What really got me abut this movie was how much this parallels our current times, it pretty well is accurate to what is going on right now around the world with the medical tyranny. This movie could not be made with a big budget, no way, it would get stopped before it entered production. Low-budget movie making is really where it's at nowadays if you want solid ideas and scripts, especially in sci-fi.

In the future, a disease has spread around the world which leaves people dead upon reaching forty. After the chaos of wars and governmental collapses, a new totalitarian regime has risen in London which only offers a cure to its people inside the safe city of Arcadia. There is a lottery to allow people into Arcadia. Charlie works for Arcadia and is desperate to gain entry for himself and his daughter. He is assigned to capture Adam Black, a member of resistance movement 'Free Care'.

This is a British low budget sci-fi indie with some simple effects. This is mostly filmed in what looks like suburban homes and in the woods. It makes the high tech sci-fi story stall. It doesn't help with the sound quality either. The acting is best described as functional amateurism. The most important aspect is the premise of the movie. The writers are obviously trying to say something about health care. It's trying to be a high-concept sci-fi but the concept needs some more work. It doesn't really get pass a secondary questioning. If Arcadia actually exists, the world would be at its door either threatening it or begging for it to share the cure. This movie construction is simply not built properly. It's a step above film school but a big step below good festival material.

The story is great and pretty unique. The acting is good. It's a little low budget but all the elements are there. I really liked it.

This movie was solid.

I do not understand the low reviews.

The plot is sound, even with the deep politics. The acting is decent. The dialogue is not bad.

This film relates well to COVID-19 at its worst; so, I figure the reviews would be great from US Republicans and Democrats.

People who view this as fiction are drinking fluoridated H2O & are sedated into believing that everything is fine! Wakeup....either pay attention & learn something or simply enjoy an entertaining film. Similar scenarios are already happening & depicted here in a well written script. If you don't believe at least know that this film is fascinating & fun to view! I really enjoyed watching this movie but it scared me as well!